Flashback:
'Jessica' a voice called out
I turned towards the direction it came from and saw a woman waving her hands at me 'Bye' I said to Drew and instantly ran towards the woman to avoid any questions from him as he was just about to throw one at me.
'Hey...' I heard him call out but I ignored him
'Hi, I'm Jessica' I said to the woman, who seemed to be in her late thirties
For a minute I was confused, cause she just stood there looking at me like she'd seen a ghost
'Hello? Can we...' I said gesturing towards the door, I really didn't want Drew catching up; I could already spot him from the corner of my eyes. She snapped out of whatever trance she was in and we headed out, well I literally ran out of there stopping when I realized she'd stop following.
'Jessica?' she called standing next to a black range rover
'Of course, what were you thinking, she's the one here to pick you up' I scolded myself
I got in the car and just as I closed the door, I could not believe it
'Melissa' Drew yelled from the other side, though still a little far off
'Go, go, go' I yelled banging on the car
'what...?' she asked
'Go please!' I pleaded
She instantly pulled out of the parking lot, I looked up at the rear view mirror and saw Drew holding his hands up in the air, 'sheeshh, what a nutjob'
'Gonna tell me what that was about?' woman in her late thirties asked, she never told me her name. Whoa, what if she just kidnapped me or is a psycho like crack-head back there
'Who are you' I asked instead
'I'm Esther, the Johnsons are out of town so I was sent to pick you up' she said with a smile 'I'm their neighbor' she added as if to assure me she wasn't some sort of psychopath.
'This is it' she said as we stopped next to a white bungalow
'The maids around, they'll be back any moment now but if you'd love to stay at my house instead...' 'No, I'm good here' I cut her short 'thanks' I added
'So? Why were you so paranoid earlier?' she asked, raising an eyebrow
'Just some crazy stalker' I said, stepping outta the car
She nodded her head then looked at me 'Well, just be careful' she said with a smile 'Please' she added; her tone more serious this time
Why did she even care?
'I will' I said rolling my eyes while she drove off
Present***
Mr and Mrs Johnson got home just a few minutes after I arrived
'We're so happy to have you here, it's been so lonely here since Josh got into college' Claire (Mrs. Johnson) said giving me a hug, Josh and I were close friends in Nigeria but we lost touch after they moved.
'And we're really sorry about your Dad dear' said Johnson
'Thanks for having me, I really hope it's no bother' I said shyly
'Of course not, let me show you your room' Claire said helping with my bag
OMG! The room was frigging huge, almost everything was peach...and oh my gad there was a teddy bear.
'I hope you like it' she said
'I love it, thanks' I said still taking it all in
'Great, if you need anything just let me know' she said placing a hand on my left shoulder
'And please feel at home...you're family' she said and left, I sat on the bed as a sigh escaped my lips
'Home?' I said with tears in my eyes.
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LobisomemJessica is a teen who just lost her Dad and has to move to the US to stay with her Dads best friend and his family, being told her mom died at childbirth she never really knew much about her. 'Jessica!' I woke up breathing heavily, it was the same n...
